Patients and Visitors

The Chaplaincy Center

The Martha Lou Lawson Chaplaincy Center is named for a long-time member of the Comanche County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees – Martha Lou Lawson. Mrs. Lawson believed the Chapel to be a natural extension of the care provided at Comanche County Memorial Hospital, serving those seeking compassionate and prayerful consolation.

The Martha Lou Lawson Chaplaincy Center operates under the philosophy that every person is unique and deserving of compassionate and respectful pastoral care. From this guiding principle, it is our aim to provide spiritual support for all persons regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, national origin or faith affilitation.

Support 24/7

The Chapel welcomes visitors 24-hours a day, seven days a week, offering patients, their families and medical staff a place to pray, seek spiritual counsel, grieve and heal.

The Chaplaincy Center is located on the first floor of the hospital in close proximity to surgery, ICU, CVCU and emergency department waiting areas. The Center consists of an office, a consultation room, and the Community Chapel.

Chaplain Paul Gore, MDIV, BCC

The Chaplaincy Center is staffed by a board-certified chaplain and a team of volunteers who serve as on-call chaplains.

The on-call chaplains program consists of local clergy from throughout the Lawton community representing a variety of faith traditions.

As a valuable part of the hospital’s multi-disciplinary treatment regimen, chaplains are available around-the-clock and are committed to providing an interfaith ministry of compassion and support to all people.

The hospital chaplain is on-site Monday through Friday and may be reached by calling extension 3172. After hours, on-call chaplains are available upon request, 24-hours a day by dialing “0” and asking for the House Supervisor.

Services Offered

Services offered to patients:

Daily bedside visitation with patients

Sacraments, ordinances and blessings as requested by patients

Mobilize religious and spiritual resources to contribute to the healing process

On-going pastoral care and support

Services offered to the community:

Liaison for local clergy

Referral to and from agencies and clergy

Educational opportunities for local clergy and their congregations

Assistance with Advance Directives

Services offered to families:

Spiritual and emotional support during times of anxiety, long-term illness, trauma and death

Celebration and thanksgiving during times of good news, recovery and birth

Care for the caregiver through support groups, educations, informal visitation and devotional opportunities

Grief Education and Support

Mourning and Meaning
Mondays, 4:00pm, Lawson Chaplaincy Center

Spring session begins April 1st

Fall session begins September 10th

Mourning and Meaning is a 10-week grief education and support group for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. Participants will receive a copy of the book, Understanding Your Grief, by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. Register by calling the Lawson Chaplaincy Center at 580-355-8699, ext. 3172

Luncheons are provided for free by the CCMH Foundation to promote and enhance the ministry of pastoral care. Register by calling the Lawson Chaplaincy Center at 580-355-8699, ext. 3172

Ways to give back

The Foundation

If you would like to support the on-going work of the Martha Lou Lawson Chaplaincy Center, you can make a donation to the Chapel Fund by visiting ccmhhealth.com/waystogive or by calling 580.250.5989. 15% of all gifts to the CCMH Foundation will be designated to the General Endowment fund. Please make checks payable to the CCMH Foundation.

To Volunteer

If you are interested in volunteering with the Martha Lou Lawson Chaplaincy Center, call 580.335.8699 ext. 3172.